See also

Family of Robert Barker and Sarah Anne Chester

Husband: Robert Barker

  • Name:

  • Robert Barker2 1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • horticultural engineer, general smith, implement agent then a fitter3 4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1846

  • Felsham, Suffolk, England2 8 9 3 4 5 6 7

  •  

  • 1851 census says born in Mendlesham, 1871 and 1881 census say Rattlesden Suffolk, 1901 census says Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 5)

  • Regent Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Robert and Elizabeth, sisters Eliza and Elizabeth, and brothers Ishmael, Edgar and Harry. Born in Mendlesham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 15)

  • Back Street, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried grandson working as a blacksmith's apprentice and living with his grandparents Ann and Ishmael Quinton. Born in Felsham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 25)

  • Cemetery Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a horticultural engineer and living with his wife Susan, and daughter Eliza. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general smith and living with his wife Susan, daughters Eliza and Jane, and son Frederick. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 45)

  • Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an implement agent and a iron moulder? (difficult to read) living with his wife Susan, sons Frederick and Charles, and daughters Jane, Rose, Ellen, Charlotte and Alice. Born in Felsham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 53)

  • 15 Austin Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a widowed lodger working as a fitter and living with widowed Elizabeth Godfrey, her son William and his son Robert. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 64)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an iron foundry fitter and living in six rooms with his wife Annie, step-sons Harry and Oswald Chester, and sons Maurice, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Felsham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1919 (age 72)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10

Wife: Sarah Anne Chester

  • Name:

  • Sarah Anne Chester11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Chester (1840?-1917)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ablitt (1842-1912)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant12 13

  • Birth:

  • 25 Jul 1873

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England11 14 12 7 15 16

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • Bull Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter as Anne attending school and living with her parents William and Mary, sisters Elizabeth, Jane and Fanny, niece Bella, and brothers Harry and Maurice. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • High Street, Stratford, Essex, England12

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant as Annie living with Charles and Ellie Chester and their family. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife as Annie living in six rooms with her husband Robert, sons Harry, Oswald, Maurice, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Needham Market Suffolk and married for ten years with four children, three of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 11 mns)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • widowed head of the household doing home duties and living in six rooms with her sons Harry, Oswald, Maurice, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 66)

  • 1 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living alone. Born on 25th July 1873

  • Death:

  • Q4 1950 (age 76)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 1: Oswald Robert Chester

  • Name:

  • Oswald Robert Chester18 19 20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Amelia Rush (1901-1986)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • fitters labourer then a baker15 21

  • Birth:

  • 15 May 1899

  • 3 Baker Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18 19 20 6 7 15 21

  •  

  • son of Annie Chester of 3 Baker Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 15 Austin Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a lodger as Robert living with widowed Elizabeth Godfrey, her son William and his father Robert. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 11)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his step-father Robert, his mother Annie, and brothers Harry, Maurice, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 1 mn)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried son being an out of work fitters labourer for Ransome & Rapier of Ipswich and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Annie, and brothers Harry, Maurice, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 76 Dickens Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • a married bread baker living with his wife Elizabeth, sons Cecil, Maurice, Raymond and Frederick, daughter Winifred and two closed records (presumably daughter Gladys and son Douglas). Born on 15th May 1899

  • Death:

  • Q1 1968 (age 69)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 2: Maurice George Barker

  • Name:

  • Maurice George Barker23 24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Doris Enid Goodchild (1910-1993)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • baker15 25

  • Birth:

  • 5 Dec 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England23 7 15 25

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Robert and Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 6 mns)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a bakers assistant for Mr Catton of Station Street Ipswich and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Wilfred and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 1 Bulstrode Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • a married journeyman baker (and van driver?) living with his wife Doris and two closed records. Born on 5th December 1901

  • Death:

  • Q1 1953 (age 51)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

Child 3: Wilfred Clarence Barker

  • Name:

  • Wilfred Clarence Barker26 27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bakers roundsman15

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1904

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England26 7 15

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Robert and Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Maurice and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 16 yrs 10 mns)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a bakers roundsman for Mr Catton of Station Street Ipswich and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Maurice and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1925 (age 21)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

Child 4: Cecil Haold Barker

  • Name:

  • Cecil Haold Barker28 29

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1907

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England28

  • Death:

  • Q1 1908 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 5: Cyril Harold Barker

  • Name:

  • Cyril Harold Barker30 31

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Barbara Lilian Chester (1909-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk32

  • Birth:

  • 21 Oct 1908

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England30 7 15 32 31

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Robert and Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Maurice and Wilfred. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 8 mns)

  • 75 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Annie, and brothers Harry, Oswald, Maurice and Wilfred. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 38 Gloucester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • a married engineers senior clerk living with his wife Barbara and a closed record. Born on 21st October 1908

  • Death:

  • Sep 1992 (age 83)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England31

Note on Husband: Robert Barker

Previously married to Susan Argent (c1847-1892)33

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1901 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1858. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1846 quarter:1 volume:12 page:441. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

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England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1728 folio:53 page:12 schedule:67. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1851 folio:67 page:3 schedule:511. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1457 folio:74 page:4 schedule:17. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1775 folio:63 page:26 schedule:168. Cit. Date: 29 September 2021.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10816 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:114. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

8.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1794 folio:680 page:13 schedule:55 enumeration district:6G. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

9.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1148 folio:32 page:22 schedule:123. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1919 quarter:3 volume:4a page:792. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere and Claydon 1873 quarter:3 volume:4a page:586. Cit. Date: 24 June 2021.

12.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1311 folio:49 page:92 schedule:553. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

13.

Birth Certificate. Bosmere 1893 quarter:4 volume:4a page:785. Cit. Date: 12 June 2019. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

14.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:67 page:33 schedule:140. Cit. Date: 17 December 2021.

15.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9413 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:21 schedule:158. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

16.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:6601I page:5 line:26 letter code:TVBH. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1950 quarter:4 volume:4b page:770. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.

18.

Joanne Chester Morizio personal communication. email dated 18th September 2021. Cit. Date: 14 September 2021.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1899 quarter:2 volume:4a page:999. Cit. Date: 19 September 2021.

20.

Birth Certificate. own copy, see personal file. Cit. Date: 29 September 2021. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

21.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6602J page:8 line:7 letter code:TVBQ. Cit. Date: 30 September 2021.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1968 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1341. Cit. Date: 2 October 2021.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1008. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

24.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1953 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1044. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

25.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6601H page:2 line:1 letter code:TVBH. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

26.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1904 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1050. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1925 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1077. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

28.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1907 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1035. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1908 quarter:1 volume:4a page:611. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

30.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1908 quarter:4 volume:4a page:968. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

31.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1992 quarter:3 register:992 volume:10 page:2487. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

32.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6609D page:15 line:34 letter code:TVOF. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

33.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1892 quarter:1 volume:4a page:670. Cit. Date: 29 December 2022.